OpenOptics MSA Consortium Releases the Industrys First

WDM Specification for Intra Data Center Connectivity

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OFC 2015 -- RANOVUS Inc., a leading provider of multi-terabit
interconnect solutions for data center and communications networks announces the OpenOptics
MSA publication of the industry's first foundational Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
specification for an interoperable 100G WDM standard for 2 kilometer reach, addressing the
challenges with the explosive growth in data center connectivity requirements.
"Our OpenOptics MSA collaboration with industry leaders has resulted in the definition of a
foundational WDM specification for data center network connectivity, and having terabit scalability
on a single mode fiber pair infrastructure," said Saeid Aramideh, chief marketing and sales officer
for RANOVUS. "The availability of this specification is a major milestone for our industry which we
believe will not only accelerate the adoption of silicon-photonics based WDM solutions for the data
center market, but also allow for a scalable terabit infrastructure for next generation datacenter
architectures."
The WDM specification brings together 1550nm WDM laser and silicon photonics for QSFP and
optical engine based solutions, enabling lowest-cost, highest density, and highest bandwidth with
single mode fiber pair connectivity, to enable data centers to use up to 32 or more channels per fiber
strand.
"Previously, there was no standard for anything beyond 100Gb/s," said Gilad Shainer, vice president
of marketing at Mellanox Technologies. "Now, the industry will have an architecture standard that
scales to a terabit and beyond on existing fiber, substantially reduces the cost of hyperscale data
center networks."
The OpenOptics MSA consortium presented its proposed specification at the OCP U.S. Summit 2015
and announced new additions to its membership. The OpenOptics MSA membership now includes
RANOVUS, Mellanox, Oracle, Ciena, Vertilas and Ghiasi Quantum.

The OpenOptics MSA specification summary and a membership application form for interested
companies are now available. For additional information, visit the OpenOptics MSA website at
www.OpenOpticsMSA.org.
About RANOVUS

RANOVUS, with operations in Canada, USA, and Germany, develops and manufactures advanced
solutions for the next generation of interconnects for the telecommunications and information
technology industries. Our team has extensive experience in product development and
commercialization of optoelectronics components and transceiver subsystems for the information
technology industry. RANOVUS' current disruptive portfolio includes Quantum Dot MultiWavelength Laser technology and advanced digital and photonics integrated circuit technologies
that are setting a new industry benchmark for the lowest power dissipation, size and cost for the
next generation of optical interconnect solutions.
The company was founded in February 2012 and has received financing from leading venture capital
firms including Azure Capital Partners, T-Venture, BDC Venture Capital, EDC, OMERS Ventures,
and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. Additional information about RANOVUS can be found at
www.ranovus.com.
About Mellanox

Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect

solutions and services for servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center
efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data faster to
applications and unlocking system performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of fast
interconnect products: adapters, switches, software, cables and silicon that accelerate application
runtime and maximize business results for a wide range of markets including high performance
computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage and financial services. More information
is available at www.mellanox.com.
Mellanox is a registered trademark of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All other trademarks are property
of their respective owners.
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